Friday November 6, 2009
Have you filled our your RSVP for Oprah's worldwide web event together with CNN and Anderson Cooper for the latest Oprah's Book Club selection Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan? Join Oprah, Uwem Akpan and Anderson Cooper LIVE on Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9pm ET for a book club discussion on the collection of short stories that has captured the country as the #1 New York Times bestselling book. This event is brought to you by Oprah.com, CNN.com and Facebook, and with your RSVP comes a free download of the first story in the book.
Friday November 6, 2009
Watching the semi-finals of Oprah's Karaoke Challenge yesterday and the announcement of the three finalists on Fridays Live today, you may have noticed someone missing who was a large part of the competition -- BeBe Winans. After a performance of Oprah's new favorite song "Grace" with sister CeCe, Oprah stated that BeBe would be returning to help with the karaoke contest, but because of domestic assault charges that have been filed against him, Oprah's rep Don Halcombe announced that BeBe would no longer be part of the segment or future episodes.
The competition has progressed seamlessly with Abraham, Donnie and Rob announced as finalists on today's episode. Look for the three to perform next Thursday and to see who will be announced as the winner of Oprah's first Karaoke Challenge.
Friday November 6, 2009
It is very public knowledge that Oprah's contract for The Oprah Winfrey Show with CBS ends after the 2010-2011 season. There have been a number of rumors, since the announcement of the OWN network, that Oprah would possibly end the show and focus her attention on the network, or simply move the show from to OWN. Recent reports have stated that Oprah confirmed that the latter is true, that she has decided to shift networks after her contract ends and make The Oprah Winfrey Show the centerpiece of the new network. Oprah and her team confirmed today that she has not in fact decided if she will stay with CBS, step back from regular television, or move her show to OWN, but that she will make her decision and an announcement by the end of the year.
Friday November 6, 2009
Mo'Nique, Anderson Cooper, the 8 semi-finalists of the Karaoke Challenge, and the revealed cover of O, The Oprah Magazine featuring Ellen DeGeneres. Today's edition of Fridays Live was filled with updates and announcements.
Did you vote last night for your favorite singer in the challenge? Abraham, Donnie and Rob received the most votes and will be competing in the finals next Thursday. But don't feel sorry for the 5 eliminated semi-finalists, they walked away with $25,000!
Oprah's conversation with Mo'Nique about the release of the film Precious was very open about the character of Mary Jones and how Mo'Nique went deep to become a monster in the film. The movie comes to a theater near you on November 20th. Also coming soon is the December issue of O Magazine featuring Ellen DeGeneres, hitting newsstands November 12th.